
Riot in Cell Block 11(1954)
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.


“1000 convicts as dangerous as dynamite ... with a killer-warden who lit the fuse !”
A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.

Steve Cochran
Chuck Daniels

David Brian
Mark Benson

Philip Carey
Red Pardue

Ted de Corsia
Warden Ben Rickey

Scott Forbes
Jim Frazier

Michael Tolan
Leo Daly

Dick Wesson
Tinker

Paul Picerni
Jeff Riordan

William Campbell
Nick Ferretti

Edward Norris
Sgt. Cliff Hart
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison is a crime, drama film released in 1951. Directed by Crane Wilbur, it stars Steve Cochran, David Brian, Philip Carey. A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
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